Spanish Bachelor of Arts in Education
The mission of the Spanish Bachelor of Arts in Education degree program is to prepare Spanish teacher candidates who, consistent with the College of Education's Conceptual Framework, are teaching scholars in the field of Spanish, educational leaders in world languages, and developers of human potential through their role as instructors of language and culture.
The program assists students in acquiring an advanced level of proficiency (as defined by ACTFL, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) in all four language domains and in interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational forms of communication. Candidates will understand current language acquisition theories and use this knowledge to implement world language instructional practices that include target language input and meaningful interaction.
The program also helps students gain a high level of familiarity with both the products and practices of Hispanic cultures so that they can interact successfully with members of these cultures, appreciate their history and achievements, and integrate cultural information into their instruction.
Finally, the Spanish Bachelor of Arts in Education program develops teacher candidates who can promote language study and who seek continued professional development activities to improve their content-area and professional skills.
Student Learning Outcomes
ACTFL Standard 1: Language Profeciency
ACTFL Standard 2: Cultures, Linguistics, Literatures, and Concepts from Other Disciplines
ACTFL Standard 3: Language Acquisition Theories and Knowledge of Students and Their Needs
ACTFL Standard 4: Integration of Standards in Planning and Instruction
ACTFL STANDARD 5: Assessment of Languages and Cultures - Impact on Student Learning.
ACTFL STANDARD 6: Professional Development, Advocacy, and Ethics.
Teacher Education Admission and Certification Policies
In addition to courses in the discipline, all students completing a baccalaureate degree that leads to teacher certification must meet the following requirements for certification.
- Be accepted for admission to teacher education, pre-II internship, and full internship according to published course sequence and guidelines.
- Demonstrate proficiency at the high novice level in a language other than English.
- Complete all courses in the major and Professional Education Core with a grade of “C” or higher.
- Students entering NSU beginning Fall 2013 must have an overall GPA of 2.75 for admission to teacher education.
- Once admitted to the teacher education program, all majors must continue to maintain a GPA of 2.5 (overall and in their major field of study) through completion.
- 4 X 12 requirement - Early Childhood, Elementary Education, and Special Education programs require completion of 12 semester hours with a grade of “C” or better in the following disciplines: Communication Arts (English, Communication, Literature), Math, Science, and Social Science (Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) prior to graduation.
- All Professional Education majors must complete PSYC 1003 or PSYC 1113. Advisors recommend those courses be completed as part of the General Education course sequence.
Degree Available At
- Tahlequah
- Broken Arrow
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Career Services
PROGRAM CHAIR
Dr. Arthur Wendorf
wendorf@nsuok.edu
(918) 444-3628
Student Organizations: NSU Spanish Club and the Tau Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi (Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica)
Spanish B.A. Ed. Degree Roadmap Document (PDF)
For more information about the Spanish Education program on either campus, please contact the program chair, Dr. Arthur Wendorf.
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Spanish B.A.Ed. Degree Requirements and Course Rotation
The Spanish Bachelor of Arts in Education major consists of 40 credit hours of courses in language, linguistics, culture, and literature and also a methods course in world language teaching. The program includes a senior seminar course in which students complete a present a research project and prepare a portfolio of their work from selected upper-division Spanish courses and their pre-service internship experiences. Spanish Education majors take 29 hours in professional education in addition to the 40 hours of Spanish.
Any student planning to major in Spanish, whether in the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Arts in Education degree program, should begin language studies during his or her first semester at NSU. Students who took Spanish in high school should speak with the program coordinator about proper course placement, and if they took two or more years of the language, they should consider take the CLEP exam to obtain college credit. Native or heritage speakers of Spanish should also take the CLEP exam.
SPAN 2123, Intermediate Spanish II, is the prerequisite for 3000-level Spanish courses; 4000-level courses require additional prerequisites. Please consult the NSU catalog or the Spanish program coordinator for more information.
This table will help you plan the courses you can take each semester. Please see the Spanish Education program chair if you have any questions.
1Program prerequisites. May be satisfied by attaining the required score on the CLEP exam or by earning a grade of C or above in SPAN 2113. SPAN 1113 may be used to satisfy the Global Perspectives component of the general education requirement.